Robb Graves said:
so for logistics purposes there should be a wand weapon tag (of some kind) and then the elemental damage tags?
you say carry extras... so you can by 5 ice wands at logistics for 10 silver, but you'll only ever get however many elemental dmg tags that you are allowed to per wand per logistics period. correct?
I'm not sure what you mean by Per/wand per/Period.
I do not recall a limit on the the number of wands you can by per logistics period, so assuming that is not supposed to be there. Yes you could go create 5 Ice wands for 10 silver. If that limit of 1 per period is supposed to be there, you can only make 1. But you could make 1 the next logistics period as well, and then have 2.
Wands do not expire. The Wand tag will be something like a weapon tag, with a element specified on it. That tag is attached to your wand rep.
So, if you want all 4 elements available, you need 4 wand reps.
If you come into logistics with 34 wands on you (All stone, why? Who knows..), and you decide to make 1 of each element that logistics period (3 to give to friends and 1 stone one for yourself), you will be given 4 wand tags, each with one element specified.
On a completely separate set of tags and completely unrelated to how many wands you own, have on you or just made fresh from the oven with your delicious chocolate chip cookies, you will get your 'wand charges'. I dislike the name as it implies it has something to do with the wand, and it does not.
If you walk in with no wands and just logist your character who has celestial spells, you will be handed a tag of 'wand charges'.
If you have 444321 you will get a tag with 18 'charges'
If you have a 4 Block you will get a tag with 36 'Charges'
If you have a 9-1 Pyramid you will get a tag with 45 'Charges'
We will call these guys Mages, A, B, and 12.
Each mage gets their 'charge' tags along with their spell column (as that is what determines # of charges and damage).
Each mage may then pick up ANY wand in game, and expend their 'charges' through that wand, with the wand determining the type of elemental packet.
So all three Mages walk into a bar.
In the Bar there are 4 wands laying on a table.
Mage A picks up the fire wand from the table and throws 4 '1 Elemental Flame' packets at the innkeeper.
He then hands the wand to Mage B who then throws 4 '5 Elemental Flame' packets at the innkeeper.
Mage B hands the wand to Mage 12, who then throws 4 '2 Elemental Flame' Packets at the innkeeper.
The innkeeper then throws a 'Shatter Wand' at mage 12 who not expecting such a thing from a lowly innkeeper, does not have a spell shield, and the flame wand is shattered.
Mage A picks up the ice wand from the table and having already expended 4 'charges' from HIS 'wand memory' he only has 14 charges left to use. So he throws 14 '1 Elemental Ice' packets at the innkeeper.
Mage A now has no 'charges' left from logistics. He may no longer throw packets with any wands. So he stands there wondering why the innkeeper was healed by ice.
Mage B takes the Ice wand from Mage A, and throws 10 '5 Elemental Ice' Packets at the Innkeeper. (Who is still healed by them, mage B is slow).
Mage B has now used 14 of his 36 'charges' and has 22 left to use with any wand he can lay his hands on.
Wand Tags, go on wands and determine the element of the wand.
Wand Charges (poorly named, which I am equally at fault for), go on the character and have nothing to do with the wands. They are determined by the number of spells in the characters celestial spell column. (4 block guy gets 36 charges each logistics period, that he may use through any wand. He may never throw more than 36 packets through wands in any logistics period.)
Wand Damage , goes on the character and has nothing to do with the wand. It is determined by the # of 9th Level spells +1. (4 block guy calls 5 for damage through any wand that he picks up.)
So if that is what you were trying to say.. then yes.
I apologize for the long explanations, but there is enough confusion already. So hopefully for anyone reading, one explanation or another will be clear, as it took a few times through even in person to get everyone on the same page as to how this worked.